Syria and North Korea discuss repairing Syrian engineering and industrial sectors
Syrian industry has experienced substantial losses as a result of the war between government and rebel forces.
Syria and North Korea discussed helping Syria's industrial sector recover from the war this week.
The Syrian-Korean Joint Technical Committee for Joint Industrial Cooperation met Wednesday at the Syrian Ministry of Industry in Damascus. They discussed rehabilitating Syria’s production lines and machinery in the industrial sector that have been damaged by the civil war. To this end, the two countries pledged to jointly inspect companies on the ground to determine their needs regarding machines, equipment and production. They will focus on companies that are part of the General Organization for Engineering Industries, Syria’s official outlet SANA reported.
Syria’s General Organization for Engineering Industries oversees 13 companies that work in engineering-related fields such as electronics, electricity and metals, according to The Syria Report.
The head of North Korea’s embassy in Damascus, Kim Hey Ryong, and Syrian Industry Minister Ziad Sabbagh led the meeting, according to SANA.
